The order comes after Hurd’s lawyer filed a motion for a continuance July 16 because prosecutors added Hurd’s cousin to the drug conspiracy case, requesting additional time to prepare the additional defendant.

The cousin, Jesse Tyrone Chavful, 45, is accused of planning to buy massive amounts of drugs with Hurd, including after Hurd was arrested in December, according to an indictment filed in June.

The trial was scheduled for Aug. 6. Hurd signed with Bears last July after five seasons with the Cowboys. The Bears cut him after his arrest, as players, coaches and the front office expressed shock at the arrest.

When Chavful was charged last month, Hurd was also accused – in a superseding indictment – of planning to buy more than 220 pounds of marijuana before his arrest. Originally, prosecutors accused him of only purchasing cocaine.

According to the original indictment, Hurd met an informant and an undercover officer at a steakhouse and told them he wanted to buy five to 10 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana a week to distribute. The undercover agent gave Hurd a kilogram of cocaine. He left the restaurant with it and was arrested in his car.

Hurd and Lujan were released on bond pending their trial. Calls to their attorneys were not returned Friday.